LEADERS of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have alleged that the Eleventh-hour postponement of the general election last Saturday was targeted at weakening the opposition parties. This was part of the observations contained in a five-point resolution of the apex organ of the party made available to Tribune Online, by SDP national chairman, Chief Supo Shonibare. “We have very strong suspicions that this postponement is a carefully conceived and hatched plan to deplete the logistical resources of the Opposition in order to aid the electoral fortunes of the APC,” the leaders asserted. They expressed shock that the election should be postponed despite the long period of preparations by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). “It appears that the APC has very concrete plans to put their thoughts four years ago into action to subvert the strong Opposition challenge of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 17, 2019 16:18 UTC